Disney’s four Academy Awards in 1954 were a small part of his overall haul. Disney won a total of 26 Academy Awards during his lifetime, including 22 competitive statues and four honorary Oscars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Only one other person in Oscar history has earned double-digit trophies: Cedric Gibbons, the renowned creative director who essentially developed the Academy Award, won 11 times during his illustrious career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other significant Oscar winners include composer Alfred Newman, who collected nine Oscars, and visual effects master Denis Muren, who also received nine Oscars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With eight Oscar victories, costume designer Edith Head is the most well-known woman of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n